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Newspaper
Middlesex Middlesex Journal
Location
Middlesex, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Sep 15, 1770
Page
4
A tirade urges a doctor to pay debts and warns against libel. It mocks a minister and calls for political literacy, urging public accountability and denouncing defamatory writing while naming Master Wood and referencing Parliament.
A harsh eighteenth century missive rebukes a London Ward councilor for opposing constitutional laws and betraying trade city trust. The writer scorns the councillor’s actions, calls him ignorant and cankered, and mocks his rise from a Whitechapel alehouse context to public office. The piece pivots on personal insult and political critique within the City of London.
A letter-like denunciation targets an Alderman over alleged abuses and corruption. The writer recalls a January Guildhall scene, demands accountability, and urges the official to withdraw from public life. The missive ends with a call for penitence and restoration of the injured city.
Postscript cites a circulating letter from Treasury officials to stockholders and publishers, claiming only minor military preparations, and discusses expected war or urgent defense moves. Reports of court and diplomatic maneuvers accompany public fear of a stock drop, with notices of naval, land forces, and ministerial councils.
Recent accounts from Cadiz report that Madrid has issued orders to all provinces to complete their quotas of soldiers to join the main force in Catalonia. Private letters from Leghorn note a prevailing report of an intended deployment.
Fragmentary notes describe stores for the fleet at the gun wharf with ships in ordinary time awaiting resupply. Details are unclear due to damaged text but involve naval provisioning and readiness at a harbor.
The readable lines suggest verses from Newcastle are incomplete and deemed incorrect for insertion. The fragmentary wording references a writer and a subject of importance, noting the material cannot be used in full.
Market notes show a bank share decline with stock prices impacted by a 3 percent drop. Old and new annuities traded mixed as South Sea and other issues moved unevenly. Modern prices listed as fractions, including 81 7 8 and 79 3 4, reflect general decline in some financials.
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